A multi-institutional team of investigators have developed a catalog of transcription factor binding sites that regulate gene expression across the genome, according to a recent study published in ...

Humans are now known to have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes, but researchers still have much to learn about these small ...

Scientists identify a signaling pathway that triggers muscle fatigue in response to nervous system inflammation or infections ...

Trudy Mackay, a professor of Genetics and Biochemistry at Clemson University, has been named Clemson’s first National Academy ...

A major biosecurity operation is underway in South Auckland after an Oriental fruit fly was found in a surveillance trap in a suburban backyard in Papatoetoe, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) ...

A major biosecurity operation is under way in South Auckland after an Oriental fruit fly was found in a backyard, with restrictions on the movement of fruit and vegetables to come into force.

Combined, these factors help explain why the fruit fly has played a major role in four fields of research in particular. The fruit fly has a long history of use in genetics research and teaching. It ...

The fruit fly has a long history of use in genetics research and teaching. It was in Drosophila melanogaster that genes were found to be bundled up in chromosomes, through crosses between red-eyed ...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a parade float — in the form of a flower-covered replica.

Rodent droppings found at a frozen yogurt shop. A fast food spot with a bevy of issues including flies buzzing around the ice cream and soda machines and mold on lemons and limes and inside the ...